calcified

Example Sentences

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The later denial of his motion did not cool his grievances, but calcified them.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Those wins come from a combination of tax and entitlement reform, wholesale deregulation, the administration’s disruption of a calcified budget process, and some spending leadership in Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Pre-op checks had indicated Mrs Readhead's left side was to be used for the TAVI, as her right side had some blockages because of calcified arteries.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

Balancing them is Tseng’s ranging tumble between sharp agony, quiet rage, and calcified disillusionment, all of it encapsulated in a physically understated portrayal that quietly builds to a small twitch that changes everything.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024

I looked at the little calcified seashell in my palm, then at the huge mountain of dung.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan